Cedar Pearl Dental

09/28/2026

Gum disease. The more you know......
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08/23/2026

08/22/2026

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08/22/2026

Our newest honorary staff member! 🩷

08/12/2026

Dr. Eugene Antenucci explains how regular dental visits can help ca...

06/03/2026

The tooth fairy had a big night! 🦷

06/03/2026

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05/27/2026

May in review! This month we enjoyed our Cinco de Mayo basket from Sims Orthodontics, celebrated our front office staff and their hard work, celebrated Corbey Klein Cannon birthday with chocolate cake! did our Emergency procedures training, new staff photos ❤️
And officially in network with over a DOZEN major insurances and are continuing to improve each and every day.

05/19/2026

Dental X-rays are often one of the biggest concerns patients have during a dental visit — yet modern digital radiography is designed to use extremely low radiation doses while providing critical diagnostic information.

Today’s digital dental X-ray systems can reduce radiation exposure by up to 80% compared to older conventional film radiography, while producing faster, clearer, and more diagnostic images. In many cases, the radiation from a full-mouth digital radiographic series may be lower than the background radiation exposure received during a short flight.

Radiographs remain essential for detecting conditions that are frequently missed during clinical examination alone, including interproximal caries, periapical pathology, early periodontal bone loss, impacted teeth, cystic lesions, root resorption, and other occult pathology.

Modern dentistry also follows strict radiation protection principles such as ALARA (“As Low As Reasonably Achievable”), meaning radiographs should only be prescribed when clinically justified and with the minimum exposure necessary to obtain diagnostic quality images.

The goal of dental radiology is not simply imaging — it is earlier diagnosis, safer treatment planning, and prevention of more serious disease progression.